have your fingers in the till

have (one's) fingers in the till

To be stealing money from one's workplace or employer. Margaret has had her fingers in the till for years, but she finally got caught when her secret account was discovered. Do you really think Phil has his fingers in the till? He's always been an upstanding citizen. Turns out, the CEO had his fingers in the till—he used company credit cards to fund his lavish lifestyle!

See also: finger, have, till

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have (or with) your fingers (or hand) in the till

stealing from your employer. Compare with with your hand in the cookie jar (at cookie).

See also: finger, have, till

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have your ˌfingers/ˌhand in the ˈtill

(British English, informal) steal, especially small amounts of money from a shop/store, business, etc. where you work: He lost his job after they found he’d had his hand in the till.

See also: finger, hand, have, till

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